The singer teamed up with Syleena Johnson and producer Kemar McGregor for 9ine, a set of nine contemporary reggae duets recorded during nine days. Johnson then said goodbye to the major-label system.
While his albums largely retained a laid-back, ballad-oriented sound, two of this period's biggest hits, "B.U.D.D.Y." and "Anything," were uptempo club numbers that sampled post-disco hits from 1981: Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" and Central Line's "Walking into Sunshine," respectively. Luvanmusiq (March 2007), OnMyRadio (December 2008), and MusiqintheMagiq (May 2011) all offered slight refinements of Johnson's mature sound and either topped or came close to topping the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Johnson moved to Atlantic - as part of a unique industry maneuver, he was traded for rapper Fabolous - and was as productive, if not quite as popular, with that label. The following December brought Soulstar, which eventually went gold but ended his run with Def Soul.
It debuted at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 charts, and it also produced a pair of Top Ten R&B singles. Juslisen, Johnson's second album - credited to simply Musiq - followed in May 2002 with creative improvements that resulted in even greater success. Written with Carvin Haggins and Andre Harris, and produced by Harris and Vidal Davis, it helped the album reach platinum status and was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Recorded mostly at DJ Jazzy Jeff's hometown A Touch of Jazz studio, Aijuswanaseing also contained "Love," a number two R&B hit that made impact in December. The song hit the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart that September, reached number six, and was featured on Aijuswanaseing, an album released two months later. Johnson debuted in 2000 with "Just Friends (Sunny)," which first appeared on the soundtrack for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. He honed his stagecraft at open-mike events and at showcases hosted by the Five Spot and Wilhemina's until his management team, Jerome Hipps and Michael McArthur (aka Mama's Boys), facilitated a deal with Def Jam's Def Soul subsidiary. During the 2010s, he stretched out stylistically and went independent without wavering from his soul base.Īs a fledgling young artist who, at first, did not intend to enter the music industry, Johnson performed wherever he could, including the streets, at schools, and even in galleries.
One of the steadiest singers and songwriters in his field, he earned 11 Grammy nominations evenly spread across a decade. Additionally inspired by the contemporary likes of D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill, he applied his musical upbringing to a love for noncommercial hip-hop and refined his romantic and affable everyman style across a string of six major-label albums, four of which went either gold or platinum in the U.S. The Philadelphia-born Taalib Johnson grew up in a household that provided him with an education in '70s soul. The Verzuz will be able to be viewed in person at Avalon Hollywood or on Triller, FiteeTV, Facebook, Youtube, and IG and will begin at 6:15PT.Musiq Soulchild was among a crop of R&B artists who arrived during the 2000s with no debt to the flashy and sexually aggressive sounds that prevailed throughout the preceding decade. This match-up is perfect for the Valentine’s Day hangover and will have all the love in the air. Hamilton dropped his last album Love Is The New Black in 2021 and Musiq Soulchild’s Feel The Real was released in 2017 and even received a Grammy nod for Best R&B Album. The latest match-up was announced today and will be a Valentine’s Day-themed match-up between Musiq Soulchild and Anthony Hamilton. The best part is that it forces a younger generation to research the history of the hits that catch their ear during the events. Verzuz has become a platform that brings together music fans of all ages to enjoy a moment in time. Musiq Soulchild & Anthony Hamilton Slow-Simmer Panny Drawls With Vibey Valentine’s Verzuz, Collard Croons & Swoons Commenceīooo Tomato Tomato! Verzuz Gets DRAGGED Over Instagram-less Subscription Plan Swizz Beatz Swoops In & “Fixes” Issue
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